Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins

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Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin

Regions with significant populations
Karnataka
Languages
First languages – Kannada
Religion
Hinduism

Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins are a community of Kannada-speaking Smartha Brahmins. This sect of Brahmins are spread over the Southern Districts of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Prominent Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins[]

1. Sri Vidyaranya Swami (Philosopher, statesman, saint)
2. Govinda Dikshita (Scholar, statesman, musicologist, wrote Sangeeta Sudhanidhi)
3. Yajnanarayana (Scholar, wrote Sahitya Ratnakara)
4. Venkatamakhin (Musicologist, wrote Chaturdandiprakashika)
5. Mudduswami Dikshita (Musician, composer)
6. M.S.Puttanna (Scholar Novelist from the 19th Century)
7. A. R. Krishna Shastri (Kannada Scholar)
8. A. N. Moorthy Rao (Scholar, writer)
9. Ti. Nam. Srikantiah (Kannada Scholar)
10. A. Na. Krishna Raya (Kannada writer)
11. S. L. Bhyrappa (Kannada writer and novelist)
12. K. S. Narasimhaswamy (Kannada poet, writer)
13. A. R. Mitra (Kannada scholar, writer, humourist)
14. Haranahalli Ramaswamy (Freedom fighter, Minister)
15. Master Hirannaiah (Humourist, playwright)
16. Garudanagiri Nagaraj (Journalist)
17. Dr. H. K. Ranganath (Writer, All India Radio)
18. Javagal Shrinath (Cricketer)

See also[]

• Forward Castes

References[]